The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reports hate groups proliferating across the country increased to a record high of 1,020 in 2018.

Some of those hate groups are armed vigilantes posing as legitimate law enforcement.

Last week, the FBI arrestedLarry Mitchell Hopkinsfor unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition days after his group posted videos displaying armed men detaining asylum seekers at the U.S./Mexico border in New Mexico, ordering them to sit on the ground, and coordinating with U.S. border patrol agents to have them apprehended.

"Interference by civilians in law enforcement matters could have public safety and legal consequence for all parties involved. Border Security operations are complex and require highly trained professionals with adequate resources to protect the country."

In addition to targeting asylum seekers, however, Hopkins also boasted about training to assassinate former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and George Soros.

Last week the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) accused Hopkins' United Constitutional Patriots of being a fascist, white nationalist militia illegally detaining and kidnapping Central American asylum seekers.

On Tuesday, Larry Hopkins was attacked at the Dona Ana County Detention Center in Las Cruces, NM.

Ted Millar is poet and teacher. His poetry has been in featured in myriad literary journals, including Caesura, Circle Show, Cactus Heart, Third Wednesday, and The Voices Project. He is also a contributor to Liberal America and Liberal Nation (more...)

Law enforcement is overworked and strained so the inmates did what they could to help them out by beating up Larry Hopkins.

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